diff --git a/android/android-jni/Makefile b/android/android-jni/Makefile
index e208cca67c..9aa6da4eb9 100644
--- a/android/android-jni/Makefile
+++ b/android/android-jni/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $(error Please setup the $(LOCAL_ENV_MK) - the default was just created')
 endif
 
 ifndef ARM_TARGETS
-ARM_TARGETS=armeabi armeabi-v7a
+ARM_TARGETS="armeabi armeabi-v7a"
 endif
 
 ANDROID_NDK_BASE = $(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)
diff --git a/android/android-jni/sample.local.env.mk b/android/android-jni/sample.local.env.mk
index 5a34cc7fc7..6bd92404f7 100644
--- a/android/android-jni/sample.local.env.mk
+++ b/android/android-jni/sample.local.env.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ OPENCV_CONFIG=../build/android-opencv.mk
 ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$(HOME)/android-ndk-r4-crystax
 
 #define only armeabi-v7a to make the final apk smaller or armeabi
-ARM_TARGETS=armeabi armeabi-v7a
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+ARM_TARGETS="armeabi armeabi-v7a"
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